Trudy Mackrell-Metz snapped this photo Saturday, June 30, Clubhouse Road in Sea Trail, behind her Osprey Ridge condo at the Jones Golf Course hole No. 5 in Sunset Beach. “While focusing on a heron I noticed movement in my viewfinder and was stunned to see what I had captured: an alligator with a snapping turtle in its jaws!” she wrote. “I had only hoped to document the amount of rain we had received during the week but was rewarded with a once-in-a-lifetime shot!”

Fostering dogs workshop set
Rescue Animal Community Effort (R.A.C.E.) is sponsoring a workshop for individuals and families interested in learning more about the responsibilities and joys of fostering rescued dogs.
A fostering dogs workshop is planned for 7 p.m. April 24 at Ocean Isle Beach Town Hall, 3 West Third St. on Ocean Isle Beach.

Lecture on diabetes scheduled April 16
There will be a free informational lecture, “Taking Control of Diabetes,” with Owen Medd, a diabetes patient and member of the A1C Champions Program, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, in the second-floor classroom at Dosher Memorial Hospital, 924 N. Howe St. in Southport.
The lecture is sponsored by Sanofi.
Learn how to have better blood-sugar control from a real diabetes patient who understands the challenges of living with diabetes. The presentation will include time for questions and answers.

Families to play giant Chutes & Ladders game
Giant fun is headed to Brunswick County. From 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, parents and kids will be coming together at Kids Day in the Park for a life-sized Chutes & Ladders game to spread the word that giving our kids a good start is not a game.
MomsRising, The First 2,000 Days Campaign, and Smart Start of Brunswick County are hosting the game to remind our community and leaders that investing in kids means investing in N.C.’s future.